Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-15
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= you tOtake anu we Woulu ask you u
il give IL careful consideration.
q Judge III. A. Phelps was gradually
9 sinking as we went to press and al
J hope Of his recovery had departed.
Miss Susie LiitleGeld, daughter Of
Assessor. M. A. Littlefeld, died last
Tuesday night in the 10th year Other
age.
The Cumberland Presbytery will
{. meet at Goshen next Friday and con.
:. 'tinue in session three days. Dinner
on the grounds for all and everybody
is invited.
John Dinneen will sell at Public
Auction, on Monday, May End, his
lot and blacksmith shop on Virginia
street, adjoining the property of A.
II. Anderson.
just bring your job work along,
and have 1t done upin neat style, aud
at reasonable prices Our job de-
partment is constantly taxed to fill
the many orders and our trade is
widening every day.
Engineer Spur, assisted by Col. A.
V. Townes, has furnished the survey
of five miles on the Russellvillo road
aud they are now at work on the Pal
myra road. All of the roads will be
surveyed within five OF six weeks.
| Miss Alice Hayes ia now supplying
| her many customers, from her well
selected stock of millinery, and those
who have as yet failed to call, should
do so at once, as her stock is large
and varied, and you can not fail TO be
suited,
The Committee on Arrangements
for the unwilling will meet this af-
ternoon at o'clock, at the Opera
House. All ladies in the city are in
viied to meet with the Committee, as
the plans for decorating win be
agreed upon.
Remember the only inducement
we offer is paper worth twice the
price asked, and if You want the news
come around and take the KEN
guoKIAS. All our old subscribers
stick to us and we are adding new
ones every day.
Mr.. M. III. Nelson, Marshal Of the
Day, has appointed twelve deputies
for the unwilling ceremonies, viz:
Capt. Ned Campbell, II. ii. Aber-
nathy, Jno. G. Ellis, c. A. Brasher,
Polk cansler, John Boyd, VIM. Jesup,
r. A. Baker, IL. c. Herndon, F. M.
Quarles, II. II. Bryant and VIM.
Cowan.
We notice that L. G. Williams 4
Co, of this city, are giving farmers
low prices on machinery this year.
They are selling Avery's Double
Shovcls 81 95 steel one horse plows
| SO 25 to 81 so. Mowers $40 90. Horse
Dump Hay Rakes $500 TO $500.
Irvine Binders $l45 90. Bsst grade
of top buggies $1,000 to $40 90.
The Nashville races viii begin at
West End Park, on May End, and
continue throughout the week.
Several hundred horses are expected,
aud with an excellent track some
good sport may be expected. The
L. e. N. will sell tickets at one fare
for round trip, and large delegation
will doubtless attend from this city.
Hopkinsville No. | will hold its
primary In the court house as usual
and No. will meet at the corner
of Main aud Tenth streets, in the
street IL the weather is favorable.
Both conventions will be called to
order at 2 o'clock r. NJ. Democrats
should bear this in mind and assem-
BILE promptly a little before that hour.
The revenue derived from the sale
of stamps, stamped envelopes, postal
cards, box rents, ETC., at this postoflice
from Mar. 81, 1886 TO Mar. 81, 1887
shows an increase in businessof over
500. This is sufficient to raise the
salary from $l,700 to the old figure of
| $500, from which It was cut down
when the two cent letter stamp law
went into effect.
Mr.. w. L. Embry has undertaken
to raise $4,000 by private donations
to construct free turnpike on the
Palmyra road. He says he has raised
already about one-third ofthe amount
necessary. The Turnpike Company
controls the right of way, but Mr..
| Embry says he has assurances that
they will yield to him in the event
he succeeds in getting up the money
to make free pike.
A New York capitalist has made
application through Mr. Jno. @. La
them for right ofway over the streets
of Hopkinsville for a street car line.
The Council will act upon the matter
the first Tuesday in May. There has
been good deal Of talk about an in
vestment of this kind being made by
parties in this city and Nashville, but
nothing definite has as yet been done.
This application from New York will
doubtless hurry up matters or cause
the abandonment Of the proposed en-
terprise. All parties who want to
build street railway win be given a
a hearing next month and it Is pretty
certain that the right of way will be
granted to some company.